HIGHLIGHTS

Air Safety investigation revealed that flights management system was outdated.

HIGHLIGHTS

AirAsia flight flew it's passengers to Melbourne instead of Malaysia.

Wrong longitudes typed by the captain led to this mistake.

Air Safety investigation revealed that flights management system was outdated.

Typos can sometimes prove to be dangerous, especially when it has the potential to literally land an entire plane to a wrong destination and the AirAsia flight crew learned their lesson the hard way. The Air safety investigation published by

Typos can sometimes prove to be dangerous, especially when it has the potential to literally land an entire plane to a wrong destination and the AirAsia flight crew learned their lesson the hard way.

The Air safety investigation published by Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) on Wednesday, revealed that on 10 March 2015 Airbus A330, was all set for its take off from Sydney, New South Wales to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

But the pilot inadvertently punched incorrect coordinates information into the planes navigation system. "Attempts to troubleshoot and rectify the problem resulted in further degradation of the navigation system, as well as to the aircraft's flight guidance and flight control systems." states the report.

The captain entered coordinate of 01519.8 instead of 15109.8 before the flight, which amounts to a difference of nearly 7,000 miles, reports the Guardian.

"The crew elected to discontinue the flight but were unable to return to Sydney as the weather had deteriorated in the Sydney area and the available systems limited the flight to approaches in visual conditions." The investigation also revealed that aircraft was not fitted with an upgraded flight management system and that added fuel to the bedlam in the flight.

The plane spent three hours on the ground in Melbourne to rectify the problem before departing for Malaysia and it arrived six hours behind schedule.

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